Persepolis, a true story by Marjane Satrapi, accurately represents revolution, imperialism, nationalism, religion, and social classes in Iran. First, imperialism from Persepolis and the picture accurately represent imperialism in Iran. Second, religion from both sources show how important it is in Iran. Revolution from Persepolis and the picture prove how revolutions are in Iran. Nationalism is shown throughout the book and also shown in the picture. From both sources, nationalism is accurately represented. Lastly, social classes are accurately represented in Persepolis and the picture. Overall, imperialism, religion, revolution, nationalism, and social classes are accurately represented throughout Persepolis and the pictures. ...show more content...
The top part of the picture shows how everyone is listening and being peaceful while being taken over. As the picture progresses towards the bottom of the page the more violent the pictures become. The Arab invaded Iran is 633 AD. The invasion ended the Sasanian Empire. The photo relates to imperialism because it describes how imperialism has changed. The picture is from Persepolis on page 11. Marjane showed what she associated "modern imperialism" (Satrapi 11) to be. This picture shows the accurate representation of Iran because in early times Iran was peaceful; however, "modern imperialism" (Satrapi 11) is much more dangerous. Throughout Persepolis Marjane talks about her experiences with the Shah and other political powers. Marjane shows what her opinion is about modern imperialism.image1.jpegPalestinian Muslims Read The Koran In Month Ramadan In
Adolescence is an age where children began to find themselves or, in some cases, lose themselves, an idea clearly developed by Satrapi in her graphic novel "Persepolis". Satrapi explores the challenges and difficulties experienced by a sheltered and naive girl during the tumultuous and uncertain years of the Iranian revolution and attempts to solve the oppression she witnesses by the Islamicist government. This is important to the whole text as it identifies the religious conservatism and Islamisation of the state causes distress and confusion in Marjane who consequently had to redefine herself, given that her freedom and personal liberties were denied them in schools, public places, and even her own home.
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Given that western clothes and icons were outlawed in conservative Iran, Marjane's dressing up in jeans, denim jacket, and Nike shoes is an attempt to express her modern outlooks, Satrapi conveys the importance throughout the text reinforcing the conflict between Eastern values and Western values. In this scene, Satrapi embraces both cultures. She wears modern with a Michael Jackson button and Nike, and says 'of course, my headscarf'. This displays Satrapi's multiple personal identities: following middle eastern customs while sharing western values. A portrait image of Marjane is illustrated to show that she is proud of who she is and her posture and body language of her standing tall like she wants to show off her personality. But this doesn't last long when she meets two guardians of the revolution that arrest women who are improperly arrested. When Marjane is caught, expressionism is used when Marjane is bawling her eyes out. The eyes look ghost–like representing the whole idea swapping personalities so that she could fit the government's likings. Marjane is not being able to fully express herself by wearing the clothes she wanted, doing her hair how she wanted, or listening to the music she wanted. From a young age is prevented Marjane from finding her identity and making her feel trapped. The revolution brought back Islamic ideals and customs, which were welcomed initially but soon became overbearing and restrictive and eventually totalitarian.
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Persepolis Essay. Each generation makes its contribution to the culture, which includes factors such as cinematography, music, literature and public opinion. On every continent, in every country, in every city, the most diverse groups of people create rules for themselves, others and future generations. These rules go a long way to its final state and continue endlessly changing. This theme about the roles and a pressure in society is fully opened and explained in the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, who was born in Iran and created the novel to talk about her life since childhood to teenage years, including stories about religion, war, politics, education, culture of Iran and Austria, Feminism and Marxism.The last two topics make...show more content...
For example, Satrapi tells the reader a story about a girl named Mehri, who had to work at Marji's house as a maid because she is female and coming from the poor family, that equals to low social class. At the age of sixteen, Mehri falls in love with the neighbor from a higher class, but she is being judged by Marji's father, "... In this country you must stay within your own social class" (37). This example clearly shows how gender and social class determine such important elements of life as work and relationships at the same time hurting the feelings and excluding other possibilities of life. On the other hand, not only women feel that pressure, also a similar situation happens with a son of a maid, who gets a plastic key at school, maid, Mrs. Nasrine says, "They gave this to my son at school. They told the boys that if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, they key would get them into heaven" (99). As a result of that situation the boy becomes a target for both gender and social class discrimination, since he has no choice, but go to war, because he is a son of a maid and a boy. In fact, characters in Persepolis suffer from the duties and rules, which depend only on their gender and social
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As a child, an individual is an unchangeable person, but through experience and growing up, it is learned that said individual will in fact change. Marjane Satrapi presents the topic of coming of age in her graphic novel, The Complete Persepolis, which takes place in Iran during the revolution in the late 1970's and beyond. The memoir recounts and reflects Marjane's life during this trying time. Although there are many key events in Marjane's life that affect her, uncle Anoosh's general presence in her life, the revolution and her homelessness are the most prominent events to be noted.
Uncle Anoosh is a dark humored character whom Marjane looks up to and cherishes. When she first heard about his achievements such as when he sided with his...show more content...
As an adult, Marjane does not mind the head scarf and believes that someone should be able to wear a head scarf only if they want to and vice versa. During the war, the Iraqi's bomb the neighborhood Marjane lives in, luckily it did not hit her house, however, it hit her neighbor's home. Marjane questions her mother, whether they were home or not, but the questions are dodged. As Marjane and her mother are walking out she spots her neighbors favorite bracelet and recalls, "No scream in the world could have relieved my suffering and anger." (142) This is a traumatic situation, for anyone. Marjane comes home from a shopping trip to her neighborhood in shambles and realizes that she sees her friend's favorite bracelet outside of the rubble. The realization that her friend was killed would be terrifying for a young girl. The traumatic aftermath of both the revolution and the war has left a massive scar on Iran's people, Marjane understands that life continues and thrives "For almost a month, I lived at this rhythm: the night prostrate and the day letting myself be carried across Vienna by sleep and the tramway." (238) All her life she has a roof over her head, but now she must adjust to the fact that she has no job and no money. Although, she could call her parents, Marjane is young and believes that she is grown up so she does not need to depend upon people. One day, Marjane gets sick after being Get more
People often overlook how much of an impact the world around them has, be it good or bad. In Persepolis, the story of a young girl growing up in the middle of the Iranian revolution, pedantic cultural norms and strict rules cause the heroine Marji to grow out of adolescence far too soon. Her culture is being dictated and changed by an extremely controlling government that ultimately changes Marji's life. Some parts of Marji's culture that truly sped up her maturing process are Customs and Traditions, Government, and Religion. When Marji was about nine, she was sitting at home with her parents watching television. A man came on and explained that the Ministry of Education had decreed that all universities would close because the materials taught in schools were "decadent" and would "educate future imperialists"(Satrapi, 73). When she heard the man on TV she thought, "Misery! At the age that Marie Curie first went to France to study, I'll probably have ten children..." (Satrapi, 73) meaning that she believed her culture was taking steps backwards and forcing her to follow outdated customs and...show more content...
Stories of war and violence stripped her of innocence exposed her to the tragedy of adulthood in Iran. Hearing her parents and other people that she looks up to talk about martyrs and torture had impressed upon Marji ideas of violence and strife. She had ingested stories of brutality and government cruelty and had started to formulate her ideas from them. She went so far as to create games where "The one who loses will be tortured" (Satrapi, 53). While the torture was a only kid's version of punishments – things like twisting arms and pulling two sides of someone's upper lip– it still took away part of the innocence of her childhood. The government was enforcing a pugnacious regime surrounding her with such mature subjects at a young age. The generation before her was depraving her
The graphic novel Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, explores the Islamic life and cultures during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. In this novel, Satrapi narrates her life as a young girl when this revolution took place. By narrating her life, Marjane Satrapi allows the reader to get an idea of what she went through. This story includes people fighting for freedom, for themselves individually and for their country. While some people do experience a small bit of freedom, there are people who do not have any freedom at all. This novel explores many forms of captivity and freedom that help enhance the theme and culture of the story. First, Persepolis includes many forms of freedom. For example, the Shah has more freedom than anyone else in this novel. He makes the rules and he can break them if he wants to without any consequences. His freedom ranges from being able to say what he wants, do what he wants, to controlling thousands of people whether they like it or not. Marjane's family also...show more content... Some people did not agree with the amount of freedom they received so they decided to act upon it. While some people got away with their actions, most people got arrested or even executed. One form of captivity that the people in the novel encompass is the act of getting physically held captive in prison or similar. Also, the Islamic people also experience religious captivity. They do not have a freedom of religion like most other countries do. If these people go against the country's religion they get arrested or even executed. They do not have the freedom they deserve when it comes to their religious choices. The people of Iran are captivated by fear. They live in fear because of the IslamicRevolution that takes place. They fear that if they do one thing wrong, even if it is small, then they will be killed. Many innocent people got murdered during the revolution that resulted in the fear of many of the Islamic
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Women In Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi was a young independent girl, strongly reliant on her own decisions and logic. However, throughout the novel "Persepolis" she is greatly impacted by many different women in her life. These women helped her develop her character and built her to be stronger and wiser. Women such as her grandmother, the maid, her school teachers and her very compellingmother have helped her to evolve into an independent, ambitious and quite intelligent lady. Throughout this powerful novel displayed by comic strips, Marji never releases her roots and she stays true to herself. This is due to the influence these women had on her.
A major role in Marjane's life was her grandmother. Her grandmother encouraged her to always be
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Amazing, intriguing, and unimaginable are just a few words to describe how I felt about Persepolis while I read this true life story of Marjane Satrapi. This book has helped me to see all the life struggles, good times, and adversities that Marji faced between the ages of nine to thirteen. The Islamic Revolution had such a daunting effect in the Middle East, especially in the county of Iran where Marji and her family resided. In the year of 1979 all that Marjane knew what it was like to not have to be forced into wearing a veil. Before the Islamic Revolution she was able to attend a a French Non–Religious school where girls and boys were allowed to study and play together. Unfortunately her world of carefree ness ended ...show more content... She did this hiding for two years just in case the magazine ever showed up in Iran which would have devastating consequences if her identify was ever found out. These events led Marjane to understand that all the things that were taking place in Iran was very serious business and if the rules were not followed then you were in serious danger. I really admired how Marjane's parents went out of their way and literally risked their lives so that Marjane could have a somewhat normal life. The Satrapi family were really good people who always did what they supposed to do if they knew that it was the right thing to do. They believed that you should have the liberty to make your own decisions, which is why Marjane was so independent, brave, rebellious, generous, understanding. Marjane believed that you should always do what is right because every one is considered equal. Well even though Marji was taught that by her parents she soon learned that not everyone is considered equal according to what socio–economic class that they were a part of. When Marjane's family maid fell in love with the teenage boy next door, she did not see anything wrong with them both wanting to be together and get married. It's only when Marjane's parents found out about the maid's relationship that it was soon ended because her father told the young man that she was their
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Over the course of this semester, we have been provided countless resources, shedding light on the various historical events that have affected the world. The use of different texts and accounts of history not commonly seen, made the course stand out. Often in World History courses, the curriculum focuses mainly around historical events from the views of those that succeeded and held power. By including texts like Persepolis and African Voices of the Global Past, we are presented with a more comprehensive and inclusive view of historical events and their effects on the people. With that, the focus of globalization has been achieved by providing accounts from nations all around the globe, allowing us to more easily see the true effects of globalization. With this greater understanding of the world, we are able to act as better global citizens in the future.
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Through the story, the historical events and repercussions of the Islamic Revolution and Iraq War in Iran were discussed. The graphic novel provided an in–depth look into the life of Marjane during the time. She began the book by discussing the implementation of veils into the society to keep from exciting men and expresses the multiple views relating to their use. The use of veils began after the Islamic Revolution to overthrow the Shah occurred in 1979 in Iran. It is from there we learned about the different elements altering Marjane's life. With the use of this text, we were provided a comprehensive understanding of the different views pertaining to the changes occurring in Iran. The views of her and her family provided in this text, allow for a personal account of the hardships they struggled. It also furthered our understanding of Iran and the Islamic Revolution. Shockingly, the histories of these events are rarely discussed in classes, with this having been my first experience with the topic in an academic
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In the United States, oppression is nearly non–existent. People are encouraged to speak what they feel and have no fear of punishment. The graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi influenced me by showing how what Americans consider a right is merely a privilege. The story of Persepolis outlines how much oppression people faced during the Iranian Recolution, thus leading to a child's loss of innocence. The focus around Satrapi's childhood demonstrated the controlling nature of military government and the struggle of others to get privileges that we, as Americans, consider a right. Education in a secular environment is one of our privileges. Through the public school system, I was able to experience a plethora of religious diversity and
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– Prompt #4 Satrapi's book deals with many issues from the Iranian Revolution to the process of growing up during political turmoil. Among the many issues, two important political issues that are raised in the book are the division of society by class differences and the influences of Western culture. These two political issues are of particular importance because they greatly affected Satrapi's childhood as well as her pathway to maturity. Persepolis deals with issues of class disparities and Satrapi displays a conflicted feeling towards the subject. One of the reasons the subject remains contradictory is that Satrapi shows her parents as very warm–hearted, but flawed and hypocritical people. For example, her family supports the Marxist...show more content...
Throughout the novel, Satrapi idolizes political heroes and their courage to rebel against the extremist majority. Because she is not allowed to participate in the demonstrations, she finds her
own ways to rebel by listening to punk music, pinning up posters of western pop–culture icons, and wearing sneakers with her western–cut pants. For example, in the story "Kim Wilde", Satrapi asks for posters of Kim Wilde and the Iron Maiden and her parents take great lengths and risk their lives to bring her these posters. Also, to the amazement of her peers, Satrapi publicly voices her opinion on the double–standard between what is considered an acceptable dress code for men and women. However, while Satrapi attempts to best deviate from the conformity, she is aware of the fact that she is jeopardizing her own life. For example, in "Kim Wilde", after she is taken to the committee and gets released pretty easily, she knows that she cannot tell her mother where she has been for that will limit her freedom. Although we do not see this until much later after she returns home from Europe, we know that ultimately, she realizes thatIran is not a place for a nonconformist, a "free woman", as remaining in Iran will disempower her and minimize her individuality completely. Unlike Satrapi's views of the social class system, she is not confused by contradicting statements and remains steadfast about voicing herself as a nonconformist. When she is forced to listen to a lecture